HB3939 - Tennessee - Courts, Supreme Court Of Tennessee

Companion Bill SB3866. Courts, Supreme Court of Tennessee - Requires the supreme court to establish a trial court judicial performance and evaluation program for the purpose of evaluating trial judges running for election or reelection to a full eight-year term. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 17. Fiscal Summary for HB3939 / *SB3866Increase State Expenditures - $302,300 Bill Summary for HB3939 / *SB3866 This bill requires the state supreme court to establish a judicial performance and evaluation program designed for incumbent trial court judges who are elected or reelected to a full eight-year term. The judicial performance program committee (created by this bill) would administer the program. The supreme court would appoint the committee's members, who must be persons of independent quality drawn from the bench, the bar, and nonlawyers. [...]

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